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Homer Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate

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Homer Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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#248 for 25 shares to F Luty trustee in 1879. Issued 27 days after incorporation. Signed by Luty as secreatry and vice president Atkinson. Excellent condition. Two paid assessments. The Homer was the largest mine in the Homer district. It produced about $650,000 in gold through 1881, according to Burchard. Located about 2 miles from the May Lundy near Lundy Lake. L. L. Homer discovered the district in August, 1879. It is near Lundy, about 22 miles southwest of Bodie The first discoveries in the district were in Mill canyon, 1.5 miles from Lundy. J. G. McClinton, of Bodie, bought the first discovered ledge from Homer and incorporated the company. Martin Jones was the superintendent. Several other companies were incorporated about the same time, including the May Lundy, Homer Land, Water, Mining, and Mill Co. A fairly detailed description is given in Burchard, 1880. City: Mono County State: California Date: 1879 hwac# 35624